Ha...Postman Pat is now running the savings bank after his friend Mr Broon ran it into the ground and eloped having spent all of Greendale Residents Savings on projects like huge pay rises for Doctor Gilbertson and PC Shelby and subsidies for the Greendale Rocket.

There was also the unfortunate matter of the Compensation to be paid for the deaths in the Pencaster Flyer disaster and the sad loss of Postman Pat's only son fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Still with the help of loyal Jess no doubt Pat will ensure that the evil Mr Osbourne at Savings Bank Head Office is held to account..... oh yes Jess.

I am sure that Owen will find this terribly challenging. When the blessed Woodward was Secretary of State he was rarely seen near the place so I am sure he will be very active in opposition. But isn't it a shame that all his back-room work has come to this. Clearly his pal Gordon wouldn't even give him the Lords

Don't mean to sound rude but i'm not sure what difference it makes. It would be beneficial if Labour were on top of their game because there's shed loads of crap to clear. At present, it looks like a team of has beens and opportunists - good.

Their unions believe they're off the leash because it's game on with both us & the Libs; fair play - can't argue with that logic. However, I think public disenchantment with their bleeting may be their cumuppence. Maybe not.

It's better to have the fight now anyway - couldn't give a monkeys if Warren Buffet was sat there. One has to ask, if Alan Johnson is sooo highly regarded, why no contende hombre? Why he no contend? He had time, he had ability and backing!

I'm thoroughly confused. What happened to yesterdays welcome news that Hain and Woodward had failed to get elected to the Shadow Cabinet? How can they then be appointed the very next day? Can someone explain this to me?

Johnson was asked 'Isn't it a handicap not to have any economic experience when you are shadow chancellor'. NO came the answer 'look at Gordon Brown he did not have any economic experience either'. Never a truer word spoken.

What a strange selection! I guess this a product of a trully bizarre process of electing a shadow cabinet and making MPs vote for at least six MPs.

Cooper only topped the poll as she was the only trully credible and talented female candidate. MPs had to vote for six females out of only 14 females. Taking out Cooper, it leaves the other females with a 40% chance of getting a vote.

Why would Labour MPs want this system?! Talented people such as Stephen Twigg are looked over and instead they are left with the Eagle twins and Ann McKechin.

It is also interesting to see that Balls - although coming third - only had the backing of 70% of Labour MPs. Benn, Khan and Byrne (and five others) received the backing of less than 50% of MPs.